Trondheim Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

The intercity bus terminal (Rutebilstasjon) adjoins Trondheim Sentralstasjon (train station, also known as Trondheim S).

As the main link between southern and northern Norway, Trondheim is a bus transport crossroads. Nor-Way Bussekspress ­services run up to three times daily to Ålesund (Nkr500, 7¾ hours), Namsos (Nkr320, 3¾ hours) and Oslo (Nkr575, 6½ hours). There’s also an overnight bus to/from Bergen (Nkr751, 13¾ hours). If you’re travelling by public transport to Narvik and points north, it’s quicker – all is relative – to take the train to Fauske or Bodø (the end of the line), then continue by bus.

Car & motorcycle

There’s an E6 bypass that avoids Trondheim – but why would you want to take it? The main route ploughs through the heart of the city. Drivers entering this central zone must pay a toll of Nkr25 (the motorway toll into town also covers the city toll, so keep your receipt). Use the ‘Manuell’ lane and pay up or you risk a steep fine.

Among car-hire options are Avis (Kjøpmannsgaten 73 84 17 90; Kjøpmannsgaten 34; airport 74 84 01 00), Europcar (Thonning Owesens73 82 88 50; Thonning Owesens gate 36; airport 74 82 67 00) and National (Ladeveien73 50 94 40; Ladeveien 24; airport 74 82 29 90).

Train

For train information, phone 177. There are up to six daily trains to Oslo (Nkr810, 6¾ to 7¾ hours) and two head north to Bodø (Nkr937, 9¾ hours) via Mosjœn (Nkr648, 5½ hours), Mo i Rana (Nkr749, 6½ hours) and Fauske (Nkr905, nine hours). A minipris ticket may considerably undercut these standard prices.

You can also train it to Steinkjer (Nkr217, two hours, hourly).

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Boat

The Hurtigruten coastal ferry stops in Trondheim leaving at noon (northbound) and 10am (southbound). Express passenger boats between Trondheim and Kristiansund (3½ hours) depart from the Pirterminalen quay up to three times daily.

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Air

Værnes airport is located 32km east of Trond-heim. SAS connects Trondheim to all major Norwegian cities, as well as Copenhagen. Norwegian (www.norwegian.no) flies to/from London (Stansted), Oslo and Bergen.

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